Communication
without making a big deal of it
without dramatizing something
Without drawing attention to something or making it seem more important than it is.
Hear it in real life
Did you thank her for helping?
Yes, but she just smiled and carried on without making a big deal of it.
He gave me a lift home without making a big deal of it.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She helped me without making ‸ big deal of it.
Say: She helped me without making a big deal of it.
Keep the article "a" in the fixed phrase "make a big deal of it."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
do something without making a big deal of it; did something without making a big deal of it
Your turn: say it out loud
He gave me a lift home without making a big deal of it.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
without making a big deal of it
without dramatizing something
“He gave me a lift home without making a big deal of it.”
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